The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association.

During this episode, Rand Waltzman returns to the Cognitive Crucible to discuss his famous Disinformation 101 series.

Recording Date: 18 Nov 2024

Resources:

• Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned
  • #1 Rand Waltzman on Cognitive Security
  • #100 Rand Waltzman on the Metaverse and Immersive Virtual Reality
• Disinformation 101 LinkedIn Posts:
  • Cognitive Technical Cyber Hacking
  • Cognitive Denial of Service Tip 1
  • Cognitive Denial of Service Tip 2
  • Exploit the Need to Believe
  • Sowing Seeds of Discord (Part 1)
• The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis

Link to full show notes and resources

Guest Bio: Dr. Rand Waltzman has 40 years of experience performing and managing research in Artificial Intelligence applied to domains including social media and cognitive security in the information environment. He is former Deputy Chief Technology Officer and currently an Adjunct Senior Information Scientist at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA. He is also a founding board member of the Information Professionals Association.

About: The Information Professionals Association (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cognitive security, within the national security sector and helping to bridge the divide between operations and research. Its goal is to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners and policymakers with an interest in this domain.

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